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Certifications

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Wildlife Biologist

2015

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Adult CPR/AED

2024, 2022, 2010

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Scuba Diver

2012

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Bird Bander

2010

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Venomous Snake Handler

2010

Writings

Products

  • Recorded demo of WALT: Wildlife and Land Trusts, June 2024 (video)

  • Day in the Life: Touring a Regenerative Farm, May 2024 (video)

  • Defenders Defines: Regenerative Agriculture, May 2024 (video)

  • Diversity in Wildlife and People in Agriculture, May 2024 (blog)

  • Defenders' Women in Science, Feb 2024 (blog)

  • Day in the Life: Partnering on Private Lands, Nov 2023 (video)

  • WALT: Wildlife and Land Trusts, online interactive tool for land trusts to conserve wildlife, Sep 2023 (tool)

  • Farm Bill 101, Sept 2023 (video series)

  • Preserving Wildlife, Climate Critical Topics for 2023 Farm Bill, Mar 2023 (quoted in media)

  • How Conserving Wildlife Could Prevent Another Dust Bowl Disaster, Mar 2023 (blog)

  • Defenders of Wildlife Urges Congress To Address Biodiversity and Climate Crises in Farm Bill, Mar 2023 (quote in press release)

  • The Link between Farming and Wildlife Conservation: the 2023 Farm Bill, Feb 2023 (blog)

  • Defenders of Wildlife 2023 Farm BIll recommendations, Feb 2023 (led development of recs)

  • A Day in Life of Conserving Wildlife on Private Lands, Oct 2022 (video)

  • How to Address the Nation's Biodiversity and Climate Crises on Private Land, July 2021 (blog)

  • Federal Government Funding Opportunities for Land Trusts to Conserve Wildlife, Saving Land, Spring 2021 (article)

  • Farm Bill Program Addresses the Nation's Biodiversity and Climate Crises, March 2021 (blog)

  • Farm Bill Programs at Work in the Chesapeake Bay, May 2019 (blog)

  • Going Batty in DC, Oct 2019 (blog)

  • America's Wildlife Values, Sept 2019 (blog)

  • Conservation Takes a Hit in Early Version of Farm Bill, High Country News, 2018 (quoted in article)

  • Pollinator Conservation in the Farm Bill, Aug 2018 (blog)

  • The Senate Farm Bill: Bringing us Closer to a Wildlife-friendly Farm Bill, July 2018 (blog)

  • The 2018 House Farm Bill: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly for Wildlife, May 2018 (blog)

  • Wildlife and the Farm Bill, April 2018 (blog)

  • Recommendations to Enhance Wildlife Benefits to the 2018 Farm Bill (fact sheet)

  • The 2015 State Wildlife Action Plans: Meeting Today's Challenges in Wildlife Conservation, The Wildlife Professional, May/June 2016 (co-authored article requires membership of the Wildlife Society).

  • Lessons in Hunting and Conservation: Exploring the Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow Program, The Wildlife Professional, Winter 2014 (article requires membership of the Wildlife Society)

  • State Wildlife Action Plans: A Natural Resource for Managing Natural Resources on Military Installations, Department of Defense Natural Selections, Spring 2013 (article)

  • Conserving the Eastern Hellbender in Tennessee, US Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Bulletin, Winter 2013 (co-authored article)

  • Guide to Stargazing in the Southern Hemisphere, Matador Network, May 2010 (article)

  • Feathers at your Nest: Spotting Wild Birds, The Washington Post, June 2008 (quoted in article)

Professional Development

Professional Development

  • Tokenism, How It's Derailing Your Organizations, and How to Stop It, TREC (July 2024)

  • Embracing Feedback: Tools and Strategies for Growing Your Comfort and Confidence, TREC (June 2024)

  • Sexual Harassment Prevention for Managers, KnowBe4 (May 2024)

  • Conducting Interviews, Defenders of Wildlife (July 2023)

  • Security Awareness, Kevin Mitnick (May 2023)

  • Discrimination and Harassment Prevention, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (May 2023)

  • Leadership Training, Defenders of Wildlife (Aug 2022-Jan 2023)

  • Leading Through Transition: Change Mgmt, Latimore Professional Services Group (July 2022) 

  • Supervisor and Leadership Training Series, Defenders of Wildlife (2021)

  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Training Series, Defenders of Wildlife (2021)

  • Assist DC with mist-netting bats surveys to detect White Nose Syndrome (June 2019)

  • Leadership Academy, Georgia Department of Natural Resources (2016)

  • Assisted with and led workshops for Becoming an Outdoors Woman (various, 2016)

  • Freshwater Mussel Workshop, Joseph W Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway (Aug 2016)  

  • Becoming an Outdoors Woman handgun/firearms training (June 2015, October 2014)

  • Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow, firearms and hunting training, Arkansas (Feb 2014)

  • Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation, Washington DC (July 2012)

  • Leading in Chaos without Creating more Chaos (July 2012)

  • Field Assistant, Bird Research Project, Australia (Oct-Dec 2008)

  • Nongame Wildlife Survey Techniques (herps & bats), National Conservation Training Center (June 2008)

  • Program MARK Workshop (data analysis for wildlife surveys), Colorado State University (June 2008)

  • Mark-Recapture, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, (May 2008)

  • Designing Natural Resource Monitoring Surveys, USGS (Apr 2008)

  • Introductory Statistics II, USDA Graduate School, Washington, DC (Jan-Mar 2008)

  • Modelling Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence, USGS (Dec 2007)

  • Earthwatch Expedition, Queensland, Australia (Jun-July 2007)

  • Wildlife Methods Training (amphibians), Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, USGS (Apr 2007)

  • Seasonal Pools Workshop (amphibians), Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, USGS (Mar 2007)

  • DC GIS using ArcGIS I, DC Department of the Environment, Washington, DC (Oct 2006)

  • Grant Writing 101, DC Department of Health, Washington, DC (Sep 2006)

  • Comprehensive Weed Management Area training, Washington, DC (Aug 2006)

  • Science of Vernal Pools (amphibians), Spring Pools Institute, Appomattox, VA (Mar 2006)

  • Biotics, NatureServe (Mar 2006)

  • ArcGIS, National Park Service (Jun 2005)

  • Bird Banding & Mist Netting (MAPS Protocol), Institute for Bird Populations, Four Oaks, NC (Apr 2005)

  • French, USDA Graduate School (Aug-Dec 2001)

  • Study Abroad: European Union & United Nations, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands (May 2003)

  • Volunteer, Florida Wildlife Care, Gainesville, FL (1999)

  • Volunteer and research, Lubee Foundation (bats), Gainesville, FL (1999)

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